Greece
The forties are pretty well defined by World War II. US isolationism was shattered by the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. As President Franklin D. Roosevelt guided the country on the homefront, Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the troops in Europe. Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Adm. Chester Nimitz led them in the Pacific. The discovery of penicillin in 1940 revolutionized medicine. Developed first to help the military personnel survive war wounds, it also helped increase survival rates for surgery. The first eye bank was established at New York Hospital in 1944. Unemployment almost disappeared, as most men were drafted and sent off to war. The government reclassified 55% of their jobs, allowing women and blacks to fill them. First, single women were actively recruited to the workforce. In 1943, with virtually all the single women employed, married women were allowed to work. Japanese immigrants and their descendants, suspected of loyalty to their homelands, were sent to internmen!t camps. There were scrap drives for steel, tin, paper and rubber. These were a source of supplies and gave people a means of supporting the war effort. Automobile production ceased in 1942, and rationing of food supplies began in 1943. Victory gardens wer
US isolationism was shattered by the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Benjamin Spock's Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care is considered by some to have changed child rearing. Automobile production ceased in 1942, and rationing of food supplies began in 1943. More than one pregnant woman came into the delivery room with "Kilroy was here" painted on her belly. Be-Bop and Rhythm and Blues, grew out of the big band era toward the end of the decade. The same restrictions led to the popularity of the women's convertible suit, a jacket, short skirt, and blouse. After they returned, Kilroy began to mark his place on the walls and rocks of public places. These were a source of supplies and gave people a means of supporting the war effort. Bing Crosby's smooth voice made him one of the most popular singers, vying with Frank Sinatra. Before the war, British and German inventors were working on jet aircraft. Silk stockings were unavailable, so, to give the illusion with stockings with their prominent seam, women would draw a line up the backs of their legs with an eyeliner. Dinah Shore, Kate Smith and Perry Como also led the hit parade. His most popular work, Christina's World was painted in 1948.
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